Strange Life of a Cat

Zheng Tan walked slowly around the wild pond. There are some trees on the edge. Although not very large, at this time, the big sun can also play a certain role in shading.

Many wild plants nearby, Zheng Tan looked familiar, but could not name it. There are some frogs or toads standing in the wild pond on some floating branches in the wild pond, and when they hear Zheng Tan's approach, they immediately jump into the water.

Sometimes you can see some small fish moving down the water surface. It is indeed a place for aquaculture. Fish can be seen everywhere. It may not be someone who threw it here deliberately. It may also come by accidents during the flood season. of.

The tree knows and is noisy, it seems louder than anyone's voice.

If it is somewhere else, there will definitely be some children around the wild ponds who come to fish and shrimp in the summer vacation, but this place is estimated that children have played a lot since childhood, it is not rare, but they prefer to go to those fish ponds Looking around, I occasionally pick a few big fish in vain.

I heard that recently some college students of related majors came to practice in a nearby aquaculture base, some are engaged in scientific research experiments, etc., it is even more lively. Some children who have good fish killing technology have been invited to help in the past. Even if they do, they do n’t think much of the reward, but children are different. For them, indoor work not only has rewards, but also blows air conditioners for free. So when Zheng Tan came to Yetang, they basically didn't see the children in the village.

Just thinking, Zheng Tan's ears moved, and he heard a sudden movement in front.

Someone?

In Zheng Tan's impression, those little children didn't even shout loudly. I also occasionally whispered and laughed, sometimes in groups of three or five, definitely not so quiet, so that it wouldn't suddenly make noise now.

Zheng Tan walked lightly, and the movement over there suddenly increased. There are some plants growing on the edge of Yetang, covering Zheng Tan's sight, and also acting as a cover. It's not easy for people across Yetang to find Zheng Tan.

The further you go, the narrower the wild pond becomes, and it is almost over.

There was a little girl about the size of a small grapefruit. The clothes on your body are not only old. But also rough patches. Although the child looks about the same age as the little grapefruit, but unlike the little grapefruit, the little girl looks rather thin, and her face is not yellow. Because it has been tanned. Skinny is true. The small face didn't seem to have any flesh, and it wasn't as tender and baby fat as the little grapefruit. The small arms and calves that are exposed are also covered with a layer of skin, and there is no flesh. Shoulder short hair is probably cut by myself. Looks not very coordinated.

When Zheng Tan looked over, the child was closing the rod. No wonder the motion suddenly became bigger, otherwise Zheng Tan wouldn't find someone here so soon.

The child was also fishing for shrimp. A canned bottle was placed beside him. The bottle contained half a jar of earthworms. Zheng Tan could clearly see the earthworms creeping inside. It is estimated that the child had three rods in three places not far away. It is estimated that one earthworm on the rod would not work. After fishing for a shrimp, the little girl grabbed a few from the canned bottle and restarted. Put it on.

Earthworm fishing for shrimp is not the best bait, but it is easier to catch, but you must replace it with a new live earthworm after a while, otherwise the earthworms die or the effect of soaking for a long time will be reduced, which will not fool those old shrimp.

After changing the fresh earthworms, the little girl sat on the edge, rested for two minutes, got up and walked lightly between the three poles to see which one was moving.

Zheng Tan walked over and looked at it. There was a cracked broken plastic bucket that was fastened with a rope and fixed there. There were already some crayfish in the bucket. It seemed that the child had a good harvest. There are also some prawns in this area. There are many farmers in this area, and there are also prawns. It is not surprising to see prawns here. As for crayfish, this thing is originally an invasive alien species, with strong adaptability and wide distribution, or how can it be called "invasive species".

There is also a broken sickle near the barrel. This kind of sickle is very common among farmers. However, Zheng Tan feels weird that such a small girl makes sickle.

Thinking about something, Zheng Tan looked up and looked at the little girl's eyes.

Zheng Tan rarely sees such harsh expressions in the eyes of a child, even if it is a gloomy child, this is not the case, because this child still has a strong sense of killing. Zheng Tan has no doubt if If the child had a sickle in his hand, he would definitely cut it at himself.

However, this child is not sickle now.

Zheng Tan really wasn't afraid of the child, instead he had some teasing thoughts.

Afraid of making trouble yourself? Not good for these shrimp? I still want to make trouble.

Zheng Tan stretched his paw in the bucket and quickly patted the shrimps with teeth.

I have to say that Zheng Tan sometimes feels awkward when she's idle.

A clod was thrown over.

Zheng Tan responded quickly and ducked away, but the clod rubbed over the edge of the bucket holding the shrimp. The place where the bucket was originally placed was not flat. After such a rubbing, it fell down after being shaken twice.

The little girl didn't care about Zheng sigh, and hurried over, before the shrimp escaped, quickly grabbed them and threw them back into the bucket. When she looked up again, she saw that the black cat was half-hidden in the grass, and then revealed Cat head, looking here, when she got up, the black cat hid in the grass, and the grass beeped a few times, and when it stopped, the cat was gone.

The little girl standing in place looked at the grass and frowned. She always felt that the cat was playing with her, but when the cat was half-hidden in the grass just now looking at this side, her eyes were a bit wrong. Many elderly people in the village said that black cats are more evil, some people say they are spiritual creatures, and some people say they are evil creatures. She did n’t agree with it before, it ’s just a cat, it ’s purely frightening herself. But after what happened just now, she believed a little.

Zheng Tan was walking in the grass, and his heart was not smooth, not because the little girl threw a clod at himself, but the scene just seen.

When the little girl leaned over to catch the shrimp and threw it back into the plastic bucket, she had some short clothes to lift up, revealing a section on her back. Zheng Tan could clearly see that there were scars on the girl's back, like marks from taking bamboo poles or other things. The girl had some on her arms and legs, but the traces were lighter. Zheng Tan didn't care. He listened to Mr. Gu said that some children in the village had a fight with each other. They did not distinguish between men and women, and it was no surprise that they were injured. But now it looks not. Those injuries on the back were new injuries, and the marks Zheng Tan felt painful, not to mention a little girl the size of a small grapefruit.

Abuse? domestic violence?

Zheng Tan flicked his tail, Jiao Mom and Xiaoyuzi told him not to cause any trouble, and he didn't plan to take care of those gossip, let alone. I can't control it. Every family has a hard-to-read scripture. Such families have to go. They care about rural and urban areas, and parents who beat children are not short of this.

and so. After strolling for a while. He caught another frog who didn't know where to jump out and made fun of it. Zheng Tan felt better, better, look at the sky. Run back to where the little grapefruits were fishing for shrimp.

When Zheng Tan went back, Jiao Yuan looked at the older shrimp, and the two big clips of that shrimp were fiery and hot. Jiao Ma liked to eat this kind of big clip, and the meat inside was tender.

Little grapefruit is changing the bait to bind the earthworms. Father Gu grabbed four fat earthworms and put them on the rope. Little grapefruit only needs to be tied to the rope. Next to them were two dead ones, including those caught by shrimp. The number of earthworms that Mr. Gu tied to the small grapefruit each time was not less than three. It is estimated that one was caught directly by the shrimp, or the earthworm escaped without being bound.

After fishing for more than half an hour, Father Gu let the two children close the pole and prepare to go home. Seeing Xiaoyuzi was a little overwhelmed, he smiled and said: "Tomorrow can continue, you are still in the summer vacation."

Zheng Tan took a look at the iron bucket containing the shrimp, which had half a small bucket, which was definitely enough for a dish.

Dinner was very rich, and Zheng Tan also had a full meal.

After the night fell, the villagers took a bath in the gates of their homes after taking a bath, gossiping about various news around them, talking about the day's fun and the like.

Mr. Gu moved the bamboo bed from his home and put a mosquito net on it. Little Yuzu stayed inside and listened to Mr. Jiao next to him saying "I want to be back then."

As for Jiao Yuan, he couldn't help but catch fireflies with the child next door.

There was a mosquito coil next to it, but Zheng Tan could still clearly hear the buzzing of mosquitoes around him.

The two cylinders opened their mouths and stretched their tongues, panting, then changed to a cooler place and then lay down. When eating, it provokes Zheng Tan. After being slapped by Zheng Tan, it is much more honest. Where Zheng Tan stays, it must be at least one meter away, and definitely not close to lying on his stomach.

At night in the village, the cool breeze is much lower than the temperature in the city.

Originally Zheng Tan stayed beside the bamboo bed, listening to the grandfather bragging with little grapefruit, and his supported ears moved.

Not far away, Jiao Ma and the old lady, as well as a few women in the surrounding neighborhood, sat talking together.

"Sold another one? How can he bear it?" Sigh Jiao Ma sighed.

"I have nothing to bear, I have already sold five before, and it ’s not bad. I see. The remaining three will be sold sooner or later," said the big sister who lives next door.

"Stay at home and be killed by him sooner or later." The old woman sighed.

Zheng Tan listened to their conversation, talking about a family in the neighbouring village. The male owner wanted a son, and he gave birth to nine daughters in a row. In addition, this person was very gambling, and it was useless to think that the daughter would stay. .com ~ One after another has done such things as selling daughters, and often hitting children at home. Now she has a son, and the three remaining daughters don't care if they eat or drink.

Although family planning is the same for all boys and girls, the thinking for thousands of years can't be reversed in just 20-30 years. Moreover, many people are simply a rogue. It is useless to talk to him, and people around here have no intention to care about such things. It is estimated that they have seen more and are numb.

Listening to these women and old people chatting, Zheng Tan suddenly remembered the little girl I saw today and wondered if the child was one of them.

Zheng Tan was sighing in his heart, lying on a bamboo chair and looking at the road not far ahead. There were some vegetable gardens on the other side of the road, no matter how far, it was the field. Originally watching Jiao Yuan over there they were catching fireflies across the road, Zheng Tan suddenly noticed several people passing by the road, one of which sounded familiar.

Zheng Tan conscientiously noticed that there were a few people standing there, and a few strangers walking on this side. Zheng Tan didn't know it at all, but the voice Zheng Tan caught. Thinking back, Zheng Tan suddenly stood up, wasn't it the person who was pushed down by the artificial lake at Chuhua University some time ago? (To be continued ...)

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